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2026/10/22
Robinhood Chain Generates $51M in Q1 Fees, Ethereum Settlement Costs Just $69K
Robinhood Chain generated $51.11 million in transaction fees during its first quarter, according to Bitwise's October 20 staking report. Bitwise estimated that Robinhood retained $45.93 million, nearly 90% of the total, before operating expenses. Bitwise estimated that the Arbitrum ecosystem receive
Railway Development Platform Urges Users to Rotate Keys Following Cyberattack
CoinMarketCap reports:The development platform Railway has confirmed that a cyberattack allowed hackers to access some customer keys, prompting the company to urge all users to rotate their API and cloud keys to prevent potential broader exposure of customer data.The company allows customers to buil
Worldcoin (WLD) Drops 7% Following a 21% Weekly Gain
CoinMarketCap reports:Key pointsWorldcoin fell nearly 7% after rising 21% over the week.WLD's key support level is near $0.50Concerns about token supply may make the next rally more complex.Worldcoin (WLD), the cryptocurrency associated with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project, fell nea
Helion Secures $175M Federal Funding for Fusion Semiconductor Development
Helion announced on Thursday that the company received $175 million in federal funding for research, development and manufacturing of advanced semiconductors and power electronics for fusion plants. The Department of Commerce provided the three-year award through the CHIPS Act, a Biden-era law inten
Bitcoin Approaches $81,500 Support Amid Rising Bearish Momentum
In the past few weeks, Bitcoin price volatility has been on the rise. Just before the end of Q3 2026, the crypto broke above the crucial support around $81,000 and has been holding above the range to date. However, after holding for nearly 4 weeks, the flagship crypto has now come under renewed pres
U.S. 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop to 7.41%, But Homebuyer Activity Remains Weak
Key takeawaysThirty-year mortgage rates decline from 7.50% to 7.41%Home purchase applications fall 18% year over yearRefinancing demand remains 59% below last year's levelU.S. mortgage rates finally declined after more than two months of increases, but the relief has done little to convince American
Evernorth CEO Explains XRP Treasury Strategy, Distinguishes from Bitcoin Approach
Evernorth holds more than 473 million XRP, making it the largest publicly traded XRP treasury. Its CEO, Asheesh Birla, says the company will deliberately move slowly in deciding how to earn a return on those tokens.In an interview on the Thinking Crypto podcast, Birla said Evernorth will not be a pa
EY-Parthenon Survey Shows Stablecoin Adoption Rising Among Corporates and Financial Institutions
You’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial advisors. Subscribe here to get it every Thursday.In today’s newsletter, Prashant Kher of EY-Parthenon on what new survey data shows about where stablecoins are gaining ground, and what will de
Sun Yat-sen Responds to Lawsuit Against WLFI, Affirms Support for U.S. Crypto Policy
ChainCatcher report: Sun Yuchen recently discussed his lawsuit against the Trump family's crypto project, WLFI, in an interview with Jin Ming. He clearly stated that he remains firmly supportive of President Trump's cryptocurrency monetary policy and AI strategy, and believes they have been very suc
GMX Launches Builder Fees Mechanism on Solana for Developers
Odaily Planet Daily reports that GMX 🫐 has launched the Builder Fees mechanism on Solana, allowing third-party developers to build trading interfaces, route orders, or automation tools and collect fees from each position order submitted by users. Developers must publish their fee rates on-chain, an
CryptoQuant CEO Links Rising Bitcoin Hashrate to Institutional Demand
Bitcoin’s network hashrate has climbed meaningfully from recent lows, reviving attention on what the metric can signal about mining confidence. CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju said the rebound points to “indirect bullish” backing from institutional participants that support public Bitcoin mi
PancakeSwap Proposes 69% Cut in CAKE Emissions, Increases LP Rewards
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad DisclosureTL;DR: PancakeSwap’s ‘The Flip’ vote would boost liquidity providers‘ share of certain trading fees to 88% while cutting daily CAKE emissions to 7,000.PancakeSwap holders are being asked to decide how
Zcash Targets November 5 For NU7 Upgrade With 25-Second Blocks
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad DisclosureTL;DR: Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is targeted for early November, promising 25-second blocks, while final activation parameters still require implementation work.Zcash developers are moving closer to a substa
Cardano Foundation Opposes Expanding MiCA Rules to Protocol-Level DeFi
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad DisclosureTL;DR: In a newly published explanation of its European consultation response, the Cardano Foundation argues for regulating activities and intermediaries rather than creating blanket rules for decentra
Fhenix Launches Encrypted Smart Contract Computing on Ethereum and Arbitrum
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad DisclosureTL;DR: Fhenix says CoFHE is available on Ethereum and Arbitrum mainnets, giving approved applications a way to perform computations involving encrypted data.A major weakness of public blockchain applic
